England Trip: Days 5 & 6
We started day five of our trip by sleeping in, which was very nice, and then we caught a noon train to Windsor. I have always wanted to see an old castle, so I heard that Windsor was the place to go.
The Windsor Castle was amazing and everything I had imagined a castle to look like. Supposedly, it is the Queen’s favorite place to stay. Windsor was great, except for the weather. It was cold and rainy almost the whole time we were there. Luckily, we had come prepared for British weather, so we had our raincoats and umbrellas handy. After exploring the castle, we stopped at a nearby restaurant and had tea and scones. Then we hopped back on the train and returned to London.
For our last day in London, we decided to visit a few places close by: the Tower of London and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. The Tower of London has some very interesting history and it also houses the crown jewels. The Tower has some interesting guards called Yeomen Warders, so I stopped and had my picture taken with one of them.
After visiting the Tower, we decided to head across the River Thames and explore the Globe Theatre. The original theatre was destroyed in a fire, so the current theatre is a reproduction, but it is an accurate reflection of what the theatre would have been like in Shakespeare’s day. We would have loved to see a play performed there, but unfortunately their play season doesn’t start until the end of April.
After our visit to the Globe, we headed over to Covent Garden for some shopping. They had a really neat open air market with all kinds of things for sale. It was a great way to end a wonderful trip.
I will always remember how much fun we had on this trip and I hope to bring our entire family here someday.